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Concerning Things offered to Idols…ouch
Keep in mind that yoga postures are “offerings to the 330 million Hindu gods,” and Acts 15:29 admonishes us to“abstain from things offered to idols.”Quoting from 1 Corinthians 8:1, 9-13 – be forewarned...
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Planting Seeds of New Age Religion
I remember planting numerous seeds of New Age philosophy when I taught yoga classes – enough to make anyone without a firm foundation of Biblical knowledge doubt the veracity of God’s Word and fall...
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“Yoga is Like Meth”???
Some may remember the great controversy stirred up by Rev. Albert Mohler of the Southern Baptist Seminary when he wrote in October 2010 that Christians who practice yoga “must either deny the reality...
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HINDU SCHOLAR AGREES with Rev. MOHLER
“‘Christian yoga’ is an oxymoron,” Malhotra says. Rajiv Malhotra (Hindu scholar and yoga practitioner, pictured at right) wrote: “The assumptions and consequences of yoga do run counter to much of...
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PraiseMoves is Born
PraiseMoves certainly isn’t for everyone, but stretching exercises are! Find a good book on stretching and flexibility. Look for videos that are purely about stretching the body – not the mind and...
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PraiseMoves History
The first Harvest House-published PraiseMoves DVD (2006). In February 2001 I began praying about an idea I believe the Lord gave me for a Christian alternative to yoga, PraiseMoves. I’m careful to tell...
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Holly Robaina, in article entitled “Take a Pass on Yoga” on ChristianityToday.com does a marvelous job explaining the dangers of yoga, so-called “Christian yoga” and how PraiseMoves is definitely...
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PraiseMoves Postures Look Like Yoga?
Intermediate/Advanced PraiseMoves Posture: Lamed (one of the PraiseMoves Alphabetics postures based on the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, below). In Hebrew, Lamed means the Tongue. “But wait a...
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The Real Foundation of PraiseMoves (it’s not exercise!)
Radical Thought Alert: The Postures are NOT PraiseMoves’ Foundation What?! Isn’t this all about the stretching postures? No. The foundation of PraiseMoves is neither exercise nor the stretching...
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The True Meaning of Hatha Yoga
– it’s NOT what you think (Note: Hatha yoga is the style available on most DVDs and presented at most fitness centers, health clubs and sadly, even churches – you know, the kind that’s “only exercise”)...
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PraiseMoves International Conference 2017
Make Plans to Join Us in Tulsa June 2015! HAVE YOUR WAY PAID TO CONFERENCE! Listen to Audio from Laurette below! Join Us for a power-packed weekend of training, new certifications, workshops and...
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Yoga Defined & Personal Experiences
by Dr. Laurette Willis, Founder of PraiseMoves Fitness Ministry As a child growing up on Long Island, I was quick to entertain, singing “Hello Dolly!” I was also quick to follow my mother into the...
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The Dangers of Yoga
(and what about Tai Chi?) It seems the enemy has a counterfeit for almost everything the Lord offers. (NOTE: When I use the phrase “the enemy” I am not referring to a person or group of people. Rather,...
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Nine out of Ten Hindus agree: “Yoga is Hinduism”
Again and again we hear or read, “Yoga is just exercise,” or “Yoga is a science. It is not religion.” But what do Hindus and true yogis say? TIME magazine featured a quote from Subhas Tiwari, a...
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“The Lord of Yoga”?
More Evidence that Yoga is NOT “just exercise.” Meet Shiva, “The Lord of Yoga” This Hindu idol (god/demon) is only 1 of the 330 million Hindu gods. Yoga poses are offerings to these gods. The “Lord of...
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“Christian yoga” is an Oxymoron (no such thing)
People ask me, “Christian Yoga is okay, right?” Well, you tell me. Listen to the description of this book about “Christian Yoga Metaphysics” and tell me if you can spot anything Christian about it:...
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A Possessed Evangelist?
Why did the apostle Paul finally tire of the bewitched woman who was proclaiming what many would say was the truth about them? “Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl...
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“Christian Yoga” versus PraiseMoves
Listen to a debate Moody Radio in Chicago asked me to do. A so-called “Christian yogi” and I shared our viewpoints on “Up for Debate.” You can hear my debate on Moody Radio and read two astounding...
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Christian Counselor ties Yoga with “Chaos & Confusion”
“I’ve noticed a consistent pattern in my clients who are Christians and are involved in yoga, whether it is ‘regular yoga’ or ‘christian yoga’…their lives are marked with chaos and confusion.” –...
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Yoga poses are offerings to Hindu gods?
Did you know that yoga poses are offerings to the 330 million Hindu gods? Can you see a twisting of Romans 12:1 here (“present your bodies a living sacrifice”)? George P. Alexander, Ph.D., who taught...
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Where Yoga Leads (according to Hindus)
In an article dated May 14, 2006, Darryl E. Owens of the Orlando Sentinel quoted Sannyasin Arumugaswami, managing editor of Hinduism Today. Arumugaswami said Hinduism is the soul of Yoga “based as it...
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“You make me SICK!” Well, thank you.
While most of the emails I receive are positive, there are a few which disagree with my viewpoints about yoga – some strongly (I was even credited with the remarkable ability of making someone “sick”...
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Consider the Example You Set
To strong Christians (strong in their relationship with the Lord as well as the strong-willed, strong-minded ones) I say: Certainly, you may not be adversely affected by the subtle seeds of doubt and...
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“They are teaching YOGA in my child’s school.”
I receive a lot of emails from concerned parents who tell me they just discovered their child is being taught yoga in school. Should you be concerned? I would. “But they’re not teaching any of the...
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Yoga: Exercise or Religion?
YOGA IS RELIGION by L.G. Marshall, Christian (Taken from “Yoga IS Religion” by L.G. Marshall: former yogi, TM student and follower of “The Maharishi,” now devoted follower of Jesus Christ) The...
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Meet the Hindu Founder of “Christian Yoga”
The “Father of Christian Yoga” was Hindu? Do you think so-called “Christian Yoga” is something new? I'll admit that I did when I first heard of it — but it goes as far back as the early-early 1900s!...
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Yoga in Schools vs. Ashram-State Separation
by Dr. Laurette Willis, Founder of PraiseMoves Fitness Ministry Whatever happened to Separation of Ashram and State? $500,000 from Guruji Jois' Ashtanga Foundation speaks. “Sri K. Pattabhi Jois...
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12 Reasons Why Yoga is NOT Good for Christians
by Dr. Laurette Willis (based on my 22 YEARS in yoga – ages 7 to 29). Would you agree that there are spiritual forces we cannot see? You may be surprised to learn that yoga, which many think is...
View ArticleChristmas PraiseMoves Class
Wow! We had 274 people sign up for the Christmas PraiseMoves Class with Dr. Laurette Willis via Zoom. Grab an exercise mat, some comfy clothes, water, and let's get moving to the Word! Come join us!!!...
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